Cosmetic container

ABSTRACT

The present invention provides a cosmetic container. The cosmetic container includes: a container body keeping liquid makeup; and a powder makeup storage unit disposed in the container body and keeping powder makeup isolated from the liquid makeup, in which when a push cap of the powder makeup storage unit is pushed into the container body, the powder makeup is discharged into the container body and mixed with the liquid makeup.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit of Korean Application No. 10-2015-0188864 filed on Dec. 29, 2015 with the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a cosmetic container and, more particularly, to a cosmetic container that can separately keep liquid make-up and powder makeup and can mix them for use.

2. Description of the Related Art

Makeup is recently provided in various types such as a liquid state, gels, creams, and powders and used for various purposes such as beauty and protection of skin.

Such makeup is generally distributed in the market as cosmetics keeping the makeup in containers. As cosmetic containers, there are a container that can keep basic makeup such as toner and lotion, a container that can keep cream type makeup, a container that can keep color makeup such as an eyeshadow, a compact, a lip gloss, and the like. These cosmetic containers are composed of a body for keeping makeup and a lid for opening/closing the body.

Meanwhile, recently, functional cosmetics that use mixtures of lotions, which are liquid makeup, and powders have been developed and come onto the market.

Function cosmetics that use mixtures of lotions and powders are sold in the market as sets of containers separately keeping the lotions and the powders. In order to use the lotions and powders that are on the market in separate containers, as described above, a user first puts the powder into the lotion container by opening the lid of the container keeping the lotion. Next, the user closes the lid of the lotion container and appropriately shakes the container to mix the lotion and the powder, and then uses the makeup.

However, since those cosmetics are on the market as sets of containers separately keeping lotions and powders, users have to mix the lotions and the powders to use the cosmetics.

Further, while powders are put into lotion containers to be mixed with lotions, the powders may spill because the inlets of the lotion containers are small.

In particular, since the cosmetics are sold as sets of separate containers including the container for keeping a lotion and a container for keeping a powder, the manufacturing costs of the cosmetics are necessarily high.

Products that keep a lotion and a powder in one container have been developed to solve these problems, but the lotion and the powder are mixed before using in some cases and the structures for mixing them are complicated, so it is difficult to use the product. Therefore, there is a need for measures for solving these problems.

The technical configuration described above is the background for helping understand the present invention, but does not mean the related art that is widely known in the field of the present invention.

RELATED ART DOCUMENT Patent Document

Korean Utility Model No. 20-0294043 (CDR) 2002. 10. 22.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a cosmetic container that can prevent mixing of a lotion and a powder before using and allows for easy mixture of a lotion and a powder for use.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a cosmetic container includes: a container body keeping liquid makeup; and a powder makeup storage unit disposed in the container body and keeping powder makeup isolated from the liquid makeup, in which when a push cap of tine powder makeup storage unit is pushed into the container body, the powder makeup is discharged into the container body and mixed with the liquid makeup.

The powder makeup storage unit may include: a push cap guider disposed inside an open bottom of the container body and guiding the push cap; the push cap coupled no a side of the push cap guider and provides a space for keeping the powder makeup; and a seal disposed on another side of the push cap guider and isolating the powder makeup in the push cap guider from the liquid makeup.

The seal may be torn and opened by the push cap.

The powder makeup storage unit may further include an external housing fitted on the container body and supporting an end of the push cap guider.

The powder makeup storage unit may further include a sealing member on the outer side of the push cap.

The powder makeup storage unit may further include a flange disposed between the push cap guider and the external housing.

The cosmetic container may further include a dispensing unit coupled to the container body.

The dispensing unit may dispense makeup using a pipette or in a pump type.

According to embodiments of the present invention, powder makeup isolated from liquid makeup is kept in a powder makeup storage unit, so it is possible to prevent mixture of the liquid makeup and the powder makeup before they are used.

Further, when the push cap of the powder makeup storage unit is pushed into the container body, powder makeup is discharged into the container body and mixed with liquid makeup, so it is possible to simply and conveniently use the makeup.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating a cosmetic container according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a push cap separated from the cosmetic container illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a view illustrating the operation of the cosmetic container illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating a cosmetic container according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view illustrating the operation of the cosmetic container illustrated in FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating a cosmetic container according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

It is necessary to refer to the accompanying drawings illustrating preferred embodiments of the present invention and those illustrated in the drawings in order to fully understand the present invention, operational advantages of the present invention, and objects accomplished by implementing the present invention.

The present invention is described hereafter in detail by describing preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals indicate like components in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating a cosmetic container according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a push cap separated from the cosmetic container illustrated in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a view illustrating the operation of the cosmetic container illustrated in FIG. 1.

As illustrated in the figures, a cosmetic container 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a container body 100 keeping liquid makeup, a powder makeup storage unit 200 disposed in the container body 100 and keeping powder makeup isolated from the liquid makeup, and a dispensing unit 300 coupled to the container body 100.

Liquid makeup is kept in the container body 100 and the bottom of the container body 100 is open and can be closed by the powder makeup storage unit 200.

In this embodiment, a thread may be formed at the upper portion of the container body 100, as illustrated in FIG. 1, to separably couple the dispensing unit 300.

The powder makeup storage unit 200, as illustrated in FIG. 1, is coupled to the lower end of the container body 100 and provided as a space for keeping powder makeup.

In this embodiment, the powder makeup storage unit 200, as illustrated in FIG. 1, includes: a push cap guider 210 fitted in the lower end of the container body 100; an external housing 220 fitted on the lower end of the container body 100 and supporting the lower end of the push cap guider 210; a seal 230 sealing the top of the push cap guider 210; a push cap 240 coupled to the bottom of the push cap guider 210 to move up or down, sealing the open bottom of the push cap guider 210, and opening the seal 230; an O-ring 250 fitted on the push cap 240; and a flange 260 disposed between the push cap guider 210 and the external housing 220.

The push cap guider 210 of the powder makeup storage unit 200 guides the push cap 240 moving up and down and provides a space for keeping powder makeup.

In this embodiment, the push cap guider 210, as illustrated in FIG. 1, includes a guider body 211 defining the space for keeping powder makeup with the inner side in contact with the outer side of the push cap 240 and a locking leg 212 formed on the outer side of the guider body 211 and locked to the inner side of the container body 100 by a projection and a groove.

The external housing 220 of the powder makeup storage unit 200 may be locked to the outer side of the container body 100 by a projection and a groove or may be thread-fastened by threads.

The seal 230 of the powder makeup storage unit 200, as illustrated in FIG. 1, seals the top of the push cap guider 210, and is torn by the push cap 240 when the push cap 240 is moved up to mix powder makeup and liquid makeup, so that the powder makeup is discharged into the container body 100, as illustrated in FIG. 3.

In this embodiment, the seal 230 may be made of foil or vinyl and may be thermally bonded to the push cap guider 210.

The push cap 240 of the powder makeup storage unit 200 is provided to define a space for keeping powder makeup in cooperation with the push cap guider 210 and opens the seal 230 to discharge powder makeup into the container body 100.

In this embodiment, the upper end of the push cap 240, as illustrated in FIG. 1, may be pointed. In this case, it can easily tear the seal 230.

The flange 260 of the powder makeup storage unit 200 can prevent liquid makeup from leaking outside through a gap between the container body 100 and the external housing 220, and for this purpose, the flange 260 may be made of rubber.

The dispensing unit 300, as illustrated in FIG. 1, is separably thread-fastened to the tipper portion of the container body 100 and discharges the makeup in the container body 100 to the outside.

In this embodiment, the dispensing unit 300, as illustrated in FIG. 1, includes a top cap 310, a pipette 320 coupled to the top cap 310 as a unit for filling makeup, and a pipette operation unit 330 coupled to the top cap 310 and operated by external force to feed makeup into the pipette 320.

The top cap 310 is separably coupled to the container body 100. Further, in this embodiment, the top cap 310, as illustrated in FIG. 1, includes a cylindrical housing body 311, a pipette fixing cap 312 disposed inside the housing body 211 and holding the upper end of the pipette 320, and an internal guider 313 disposed between the housing body 311 and the pipette fixing cap 312 and guiding a lift 334 moving up and down.

In this embodiment, a thread is formed on the inner side of the pipette fixing cap 312, as illustrated in FIG. 1, so the top cap 310 can be separably coupled to the upper portion of the container body 100 by the thread on the inner side of the pipette fixing cap 312.

The pipette 320, as illustrated in FIG. 1, is fitted to the upper end of the pipette fixing cap 312 and the makeup in the container is taken into the pipette 320 when the pipette operation unit 330 is operated.

The pipette operation unit 330 is operated by external force from a user to put/discharge makeup into/out of the pipette 320.

In this embodiment, the pipette operation unit 300, as illustrated in FIG. 1, includes: a piston guide 331 fitted to the pipette fixing cap 312 of the top cap 310; a piston 332 fitted in the piston guide 331; a piston base 332 fitted in the piston 332 to support the piston 332; a lift 334 moving up and down with a side supported on the inner guider 313 of the top cap 310 and the other side supported on the piston 332; a spring 335 elastically supporting the lift 334 with an end supporting the top of the lift 334 and another end supported on the outer side of the top of the piston guide 331; and an operation button 336 fitted in the top cap 310 and transmitting external force from a user to the lift 334.

The operation of the pipette operation unit 330 is briefly described hereafter.

When the operation button 336 is pressed with the top cap 310 coupled to or supported on the container body 100, the spring 335 that may be a coil spring contracts, and the operation button 336, the lift 334, the piston 332, and the piston base 333 are moved down. The external force applied to the operation button 336 is removed in these components moved down.

When the external force applied to the operation button 336 is removed, the aforementioned components are moved up by the returning force of the spring 335 and the makeup in the container body 100 is put into the pipette 320 by this pressure.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating a cosmetic container according to a second embodiment of the present invention and FIG. 5 is a view illustrating the operation of the cosmetic container illustrated in FIG. 4.

A cosmetic container 1 a according to this embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 4, is different from the previous embodiment in that a dispensing unit 300 a does not use the pipette 320 (see FIG. 1), but is formed the type of a well-known pump.

That is, the dispensing unit 300 a in this embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 4, includes a top cap housing 340 separably thread-fastened to the upper portion of a container body 100, a dispensing head 350 disposed on the top cap housing 340 and dispensing makeup, and a discharge tube 360 extending to the bottom inside the container body 100 and functioning as a passage for discharging makeup.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating a cosmetic container according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

A cosmetic container 1 b according to this embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 6, is different from the previous embodiments in that it does not keep powder makeup in a push cap 240 by closing the top of the push cap 240 b.

According to embodiments described above, powder makeup isolated from liquid makeup is kept in a powder makeup storage unit, so it is possible to prevent mixture of the liquid makeup and the powder makeup before they are used.

Further, when the push cap of the powder makeup storage unit is pushed into the container body, powder makeup is discharged into the container body and mixed with liquid makeup, so it is possible to simply and conveniently use the makeup.

It is apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and may be changed and modified in various ways without departing from the spirit and the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the changed and modified examples should be construed as being included in claims of the present invention. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A cosmetic container comprising: a container body keeping liquid makeup; and a powder makeup storage unit disposed in the container body and keeping powder makeup isolated from the liquid makeup, wherein when a push cap of the powder makeup storage unit is pushed into the container body, the powder makeup is discharged into the container body and mixed with the liquid makeup.
 2. The cosmetic container of claim 1, wherein the powder makeup storage unit includes: a push cap guider disposed inside an open bottom of the container body and guiding the push cap; the push cap coupled to a side of the push cap guider and provides a space for keeping the powder makeup; and a seal disposed on another side of the push cap guider and isolating the powder makeup in the push cap guider from the liquid makeup.
 3. The cosmetic container of claim 2, wherein the seal is torn and opened by the push cap.
 4. The cosmetic container of claim 2, wherein the powder makeup storage unit further includes an external housing fitted on the container body and supporting an end of the push cap guider.
 5. The cosmetic container of claim 2, wherein the powder makeup storage unit further includes a sealing member on the outer side of the push cap.
 6. The cosmetic container of claim 4, wherein the powder makeup storage unit further includes a flange disposed between the push cap guider and the external housing.
 7. The cosmetic container of claim 1, further comprising a dispensing unit coupled to the container body.
 8. The cosmetic container of claim 7, wherein the dispensing unit dispenses makeup using a pipette or in a pump type. 